Suspect in Mangaluru Airport explosives case, Aditya Rao worked in a hotel in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Aditya Rao, the primary suspect in the Mangaluru Airport Explosives case who surrendered to the police on Wednesday morning in Bengaluru was reportedly working in a hotel at Balmatta in Mangaluru from last one month.
Aditya, a resident of Manipal in Udupi District was working in the billing department of the hotel.
One of the co-workers of Aditya at the hotel informed Vartha Bharati that Aditya always wore cap on his head and did not mingle with many people at the work. He also added that Aditya would order some sort of white powder from online shopping sites and would work with it.
The co-worker also added that Aditya would bring a bag to work every day and would keep it near his chair on the first floor of the hotel in billing department.
Aditya surrendered himself to the police at the office of DGP-IGP Neelamani Raju on Wednesday morning following which a team of Mangaluru Police led by Mangaluru North ACP Belliappa has left for Bengaluru. The team will take custody of Aditya from Bengaluru Police and will bring him to Mangaluru for further investigation, Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Dr. PS Harsha said.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
